《90后少女纯真追梦之旅:非梧不栖》第42章

Friday；　September　14；　2007
The　paper　for　chapter　1　of　math　regarding　sets；　intersection　and　union　were　handed　out　this　morning　and　on　the　top　of　mine；　a　number　“95”　scratching　throughout　the　blank　part。　A　mistake　in　the　“fill　in　the　blanks”　made　me　miss　my　dreaming　100；　but　I　was　not　so　let　down　by　the　result　because　I　thought　for　a　new　learner；　the　questions　were　a　little　harder；　if　I　hadn’t　taught　myself；　then　maybe　an　“80”　would　be　on　my　paper。
My　thoughts　were　proved　by　my　math　teacher；　Niobe；　according　to　whom；　that　in　another　two　socalled　“creative　class”　（in　fact　students　consist　of　those　who　got　the　highest　score　in　their　high　school　entrance　exam）；　a　large　number　of　students　only　got　roughly　80；　scores　higher　than　95　were　rare　and　some　even　lower　than　60。　Hearing　this　I　began　to　feel　quite　satisfied　with　my　ability　of　prelearning；　but　…
“See；　pal；　I　have　got　100”　Stanley　yelled　to　his　close　friend；　Dean。
“Oh；　e　on；　don’t　be　foolish”
This　conversation　was　like　thunder　in　a　sunny　day；　which　stuck　through　my　proud　bubblelike　heart。
Gradually　the　result　was　revealed；　that　there　were　more　than　20　“100”　in　our　class　and　the　majority　was　higher　than　90　while　none　of　us　was　under　70。　That　was　a　splendid　result；　Niobe　admitted；　and　our　high　level　forced　her　to　a　dilemma。　Since　“the　native”　（students　from　the　junior　high　school）　in　HSFZ　had　already　learnt　all　the　math　for　senior　1　and　mastered　the　knowledge　quite　well；　continuing　teaching　math　for　senior　1　seemed　to　be　a　waste　of　time。　On　the　other　hand；　the　other　students　came　from　other　schools　had　only　learnt　the　knowledge　on　their　own　instead　of　being　taught　by　teachers；　so　that　they　couldn’t　use　the　new　knowledge　to　solve　problems　freely。　How　could　one　teacher　meet　the　different　requirement　of　speed？　“The　native”　claimed　that　another　teacher　should　be　cast　to　teach　them　at　a　higher　speed　and　joked　that　they　want　Dean　（a　student　who　is　talented　at　math）　to　be　their　captain。　Of　course；　Niobe　wouldn’t　agree　with　their　ridiculous　whimsy；　because　once　doing　so　and　if　they　failed　to　keep　a　priority　in　study　to　other　classes　（that　seemed　had　became　a　tradition　that　each　“class　1”　is　bound　to　be　the　best　by　logic）；　Niobe　was　the　one　who　had　to　shoulder　the　responsibility。　
Glorious　defeat（1）
Monday；　September　24；　2007
An　annual　important　event　came　unexpectedly：　the　HSFZ　school　wide　petitions　of　table　tennis　and　badminton。　Each　class　should　form　as　one　team　to　pete。　The　event　made　the　students　in　our　class　act　with　undue　hurry　and　confusion。　The　reason　why　we　were　in　such　a　haste　is　that　there　are　only　7　girls　in　our　class　while　the　petitions　required　at　least　8　girls　to　participatetwo　for　singles；　four　for　women’s　doubles　and　two　for　mixed　doubles　and　no　one　was　allowed　to　take　part　in　more　than　one　event　for　either　badminton　or　table　tennis；　which　indicated　all　the　girls　should　join　in　them　no　matter　how　badly　she　played。　In　fact；　one　of　us　was　unable　to　play　either　badminton　or　table　tennis。　Therefore；　the　average　of　our　petitiveness　will　be　reduced。
With　poor　skills　in　table　tennis　（it　seems　so　in　my　classmates’　eyesto　which　I　strongly　object）；　I　was　appointed　to　play　women’s　double　by　the　couch　of　our　class　team。　Reluctantly　accepting　the　assignment；　I　applied　myself　to　play　better；　in　order　to　contribute　to　our　group。　I　am　a　part　of　a　whole；　so　sacrificing　my　pride　for　the　sake　of　our　group　is　necessary。
In　the　first　round　of　the　elimination　tournament；　we　played　with　class　7　and　overcame　them　effortlessly；　for　the　simple　reason　that　they　couldn’t　even　do　a　high　toss　serve　demanded　by　the　rules　But　the　man’s　single　was　not　so　smooth；　the　arrogant　Jerry　ran　into　an　expert　and　the　two　did　have　a　“blood　fight”　before　Jerry　eventually　managed　to　beat　him　with　a　minimal　lead。　We　passed　the　second　round　without　doubt　as　a　result　of　our　excellent　techniques。　Jerry　forced　his　opponent　to　make　mistakes　by　putting　pressure　on　his　backhand　and　hitting　open　space　on　his　forehand　side。　Once　the　opponent　managed　to　block　it；　a　smashed　ball　would　be　fired；　gaining　another　point　on　Jerry’s　score　board。　The　score　rocketed　wildly　to　104。　Confident　of　getting　the　last　point　undoubtedly；　Jerry　fooled　his　opponent　with　his　serve；　using　so　much　backspin；　and　the　ball　almost　died　when　it　hit　the　other　half　of　the　table。　Thus　Jerry　succeeded　in　defeating　his　opponent。
The　process　of　our　mixed　doubles　was　quite　pleasing；　with　the　pairing　of　Leo　and　Iris；　they　opened　brilliantly　with　a　50　lead　as　the　other　pair　looked　bewildered。　Leo’s　forehand　chop　was　always　an　edge　ball　which　contributed　a　lot　to　their　rapid　success。　As　for　me；　my　short　serves　kept　my　opponent　on　her　toes；　and　Angela；　my　partner；　fired　the　ball　directly　to　where　the　girl　got　my　return；　making　it　virtually　impossible　for　her　to　get　away　to　let　her　partner　push　it　back　due　to　difficult　footwork　involved。
When　it　came　to　the　third　round；　things　began　to　go　wrong。　The　opponents　were　students　from　Senior　3；　Class　4；　among　them　there　were　some　professional　players—one　of　them　went　so　far　as　to　rank　third　in　the　tournament　in　Guangdong　province。
Glorious　defeat（2）
Poor　Jerry　happened　to　play　against　the　“PingPong　King”。　At　the　very　beginning　of　their　match；　the　PingPong　king　sent　two　hook　balls　with　so　much　spin　that　once　Jerry’s　paddle　reached　it；　it　automatically　flew　out　of　the　table。　Jerry　did　a　backhand　topspin　serve；　dreaming　of　getting　even　with　him—which　proved　to　be　too　nave；　for　the　PingPong　king　returned　the　ball　easily；　forcing　it　spin　in　a　reverse　direction；　and　sent　a　long　drive　to　Jerry’s　open　forehand　side。　Jerry　couldn’t　react　in　time；　and　another　point　was　lost。　The　following　match　was　terrible；　for　the　PingPong　king’s　assorted　techniques　kept　Jerry　stunned；　dazzled　and　confused；　forehand　chop；　backhand　sidespin；　long　drive；　block　shot；　smash；　and　each　one　was　enough　to　drive　Jerry　crazy。　To　make　the　matter　worse；　the　spin　of　the　ball　shot　by　the　PingPong　king　was　really　hard　to　read；　he　tempted　Jerry　with　a　return　that　looked　like　high　pushes　but　actually　had　topspin；　or　cheated　him　by　sending　a　choplike　ball　which　had　a　sidespin